Thread: THE official Colorado Avalanche/NHL thread!!!

I really liked what I saw from the Avs last night defensively. You could tell they were wiped out for about the last 6-8 minutes of the third, but they really did a great job. O'Connor is a stud. Love that kid's game. He flies. I think the Avs have a future second line forward in him. Jost did well last night. Cale had an amazing game and played over 26 minutes. It's nice watching a nationally televised game and hearing the guys calling the game gush over an Avs player. To hear him say that watching Makar play reminds him of playing against Ray Bourque or Brian Leech was a massive compliment.

NEW YORK--The National Hockey League announced that as a result of five additional Minnesota Wild players being added today to the NHL's COVID Protocol Related Absence List, the team's games will be postponed at least through Tuesday, Feb. 9. That incudes the matchup on Thursday at Ball Arena against the Colorado Avalanche.

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Originally Posted by Denver Native (Carol)

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I was surprised yesterdays game went on. They had a few cases blow up. Thought they would cancel or postpone.

I can't imagine what playing hockey is like post-covid. With no cardio.

With the Avs playing the Wild last night, does that mean that the Avs have been exposed?

Originally Posted by Denver Native (Carol)

With the Avs playing the Wild last night, does that mean that the Avs have been exposed?

Probably not. It is possible, but before I wrecked my achillies this past june we played and there were a few different circumstances that we were directly exposed. No one picked up the transmission. So it could be possible, but really really doubtful in my non expert, non scientific opinion.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

I can't imagine what playing hockey is like post-covid. With no cardio.

Ill let you know once I have re-habbed my achillies. Since I already had it and have not done shit because of my ankle and then covid. Doc today said my lungs sound great so that is reassuring. Not so reassuring is I almost blacked out when they took my blood. Blood pressure dropped. and I almost went out. Never had that happen before. Attributing it to Covid- even though I had it in November.

Originally Posted by underrated29

Ill let you know once I have re-habbed my achillies. Since I already had it and have not done shit because of my ankle and then covid. Doc today said my lungs sound great so that is reassuring. Not so reassuring is I almost blacked out when they took my blood. Blood pressure dropped. and I almost went out. Never had that happen before. Attributing it to Covid- even though I had it in November.

Oh whoa, had not heard of that before. I know it's been slow going do you fell kind of normal again in that you can walk and not feel out of breath?

On the hockey side I wonder if the game will happen tomorrow? Five players seems like a lot that share a locker room.

Originally Posted by pnbronco

Oh whoa, had not heard of that before. I know it's been slow going do you fell kind of normal again in that you can walk and not feel out of breath?

On the hockey side I wonder if the game will happen tomorrow? Five players seems like a lot that share a locker room.

I feel perfect! Aside from the Achilles and being a lazy slug because I can't do much id be back on the ice this week. No lasting effects here, that i know of.

The blood draw thing was different and super uncomfortable. Big hot flash and sweats, nauseou, and they said I got real pale. I heard my ears start to ring so I thiught I was going under but I didnt. I used to have my blood drawn 1x a week in hs, so getting my blood drawn is no big thing. This time was weird lol. I felt bad. The nurses were all making a commotion. I said if I go under I go under, ill wake up a few seconds later, no biggie. Thats right when ears started to ring. She pinned me against the chair and wall until she got my blood. I lol'd slightly thinking wow she's strong and started to slowly recover. It was nothing. Nithign bad woukd have happened if I did. I was in a chair.

But its never happened before and im dating a nurse and she had no explanation except maybe something unseen from covid. She also said low blood sugar and that im a pansy. So pick 1 of those 3 lol.

Originally Posted by underrated29

The blood draw thing was different and super uncomfortable. Big hot flash and sweats, nauseou, and they said I got real pale. I heard my ears start to ring so I thiught I was going under but I didnt. I used to have my blood drawn 1x a week in hs, so getting my blood drawn is no big thing. This time was weird lol. I felt bad. The nurses were all making a commotion. I said if I go under I go under, ill wake up a few seconds later, no biggie. Thats right when ears started to ring.

I think there is more to this than we understand.

I had my blood drawn and had a similar reaction. I was doing a medical study. I was on top of Pike's Peak at 14,400', doing a 2 hr max-endurance cardio test on a stationary bicycle. It sounded fun in the brochure. But there I was, sucking O2 and miserable. It had been over an hour, close to two hours. They had a pulse oximeter on me and I could see that it said 69 SPO2. I told my wife later about that and she said that's what stroke patients show. It sounded very dangerous to her. But from my perspective that was simply the SPO2 of suck. It was just what the body does when confronted with oxygen adversity and prolonged struggle.

Anyways, they drew blood a couple of times during this test.

By the way, they also had VO2 max tests, but those were very simple, you just pushed to failure. This was more like how much suck can you embrace?

So at the 2hr point they called it off and took blood. I got suddenly and inexplicably extremely faint. It was so bizarre. I am ok with needles and so forth by now. But this gave me hard nausea, cold sweat, major 'do not want'. So weird.

Now that covid is here and it's so related to low SPO2 and sudden 'thrombosis' or whatever--it's weird af and you just suddenly die with stroke-like symptoms--you have to wonder what the body knows that we don't.

Looks like Jost was added to the COVID list as well, probably as a result of all of the Wild players that have it.

Originally Posted by SR

Looks like Jost was added to the COVID list as well, probably as a result of all of the Wild players that have it.

Sonofa!

He was up on the 1 for a bit too. He did fight that guy and wrestle him. Maybe that helped?
The good news, if there is any, is that it gives nate time to heal. I feel like he is 2 weeks not 1, but if we are shut down for the next 5 days, thats at least 1 week right there.

Originally Posted by underrated29

I feel perfect! Aside from the Achilles and being a lazy slug because I can't do much id be back on the ice this week. No lasting effects here, that i know of.

The blood draw thing was different and super uncomfortable. Big hot flash and sweats, nauseou, and they said I got real pale. I heard my ears start to ring so I thiught I was going under but I didnt. I used to have my blood drawn 1x a week in hs, so getting my blood drawn is no big thing. This time was weird lol. I felt bad. The nurses were all making a commotion. I said if I go under I go under, ill wake up a few seconds later, no biggie. Thats right when ears started to ring. She pinned me against the chair and wall until she got my blood. I lol'd slightly thinking wow she's strong and started to slowly recover. It was nothing. Nithign bad woukd have happened if I did. I was in a chair.

But its never happened before and im dating a nurse and she had no explanation except maybe something unseen from covid. She also said low blood sugar and that im a pansy. So pick 1 of those 3 lol.

Not sure of your size, but I once had a phlebotomist tell me that the bigger the man...the more likely they will feel dizziness, nausea and potentially pass out after giving blood. Happens to me every time, regardless of me eating or not

Originally Posted by underrated29

Sonofa!

He was up on the 1 for a bit too. He did fight that guy and wrestle him. Maybe that helped?
The good news, if there is any, is that it gives nate time to heal. I feel like he is 2 weeks not 1, but if we are shut down for the next 5 days, thats at least 1 week right there.

Jost didn't fight anyone. Compher did.

What do you have to go off of that you feel Mack will be out for two weeks. I literally rewatched the entire first and second period of the game last weekend and couldn't see one play or one shift where he would've gotten hurt.

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

Not sure of your size, but I once had a phlebotomist tell me that the bigger the man...the more likely they will feel dizziness, nausea and potentially pass out after giving blood. Happens to me every time, regardless of me eating or not

The bigger they are, the harder they fall!